International Women's Day 2018

International Women's Day is celebrated on the 8th of March and marks both the progress made by women and work that is required to move further towards equality.

This year, in the UK, we are marking the Representation of the People Act 1918, which was passed on the 6th of February 1918 and gave the first women the right to vote, albeit with restrictions. Whilst we have much to celebrate, there is much more to do in terms of reducing gender inequalities locally, nationally and globally. The campaign theme for International Women's Day 2018 is #PressforProgress, which emphasizes that work needs to be done to accelerate progress towards equality.